Meet The Super Strain Of Gonorrhea That’s “Deadlier Than AIDS”

For all the stories you heard about gonorrhea (bka “the clap”) back in high school, you might want to toss the books out now. According to the Daily Mail UK, a drug resistant strain of gonorrhea has been discovered in Hawaii. The Centers for Disease Control has asked Congress for $50 million to find a new cure for the disease called H041 first discovered in Japan in 2011. The disease was also reported in Hawaii, California & Norway.

Here’s a few sex facts for you.

– Gonorrhea is the second most reported STI in North America.

– If left untreated it can cause a painful discharge and sterility in men and ectopic pregnancy or pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in women.

What makes matters worse is the report from Dr. Alan Christianson. Christianson, a doctor of naturopathic medicine told CNBC, “Getting gonorrhea from this strain might put someone into septic shock and death in a matter of days. This might be a lot worse than AIDS in the short run because the bacteria is more aggressive and will affect more people quickly.”